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To the Summit View community,
It is hard to believe that the next time we get together it will be 2012, but that is what it will be. I hope that you will enjoy the next few weeks during this holiday season. Summit View will be closed for the winter break beginning Monday, December 18 through Monday, January 2. We will reopen at 9:00 AM on Tuesday, January 3.
There are two reminders regarding times at Summit View. First, the morning sessions on Mondays and Tuesdays begin at 9:00 AM. Morning sessions for Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays begin at 8:30 AM. The reasons for the later starts is that the staff is working on school improvement issues, the accreditation process, problem-solving individual student issues and addressing school-wide topics. Second, in case of weather-related late starts or closures, Summit View will operate on the ‘worst case scenario’ within the district. If any portion of the Battle Ground School District is closed, Summit View will be closed. If any portion of the district has a late start, Summit View will begin at 10:30 AM. We observe this practice because students come from all parts of the county, and we want to make sure that students are safe. Please check local TV stations, media websites, and the BGSD website for late start and school closure information on inclement weather days.
As of September 1, 2011, there was a change in the Alternative Learning Experience (ALE) law and rule that Summit View operates under. The first new minimum expectations are that students have face-to-face contact with a certificated teacher each week. The second expectation is that most students (all students taking three or four classes) need to average an hour of contact time with certificated teachers per week during each month. In order to meet the second requirement students can ‘bank time’ at the beginning of the month in order to meet the one-hour per week average, but the time cannot be carried over from month to month. We are utilizing the scanners in the teachers’ offices to track that time. Not meeting either of those two criteria results in a loss of state funding for our school. That is why we are tracking time by using the scanners. I want to encourage you, regardless of the new regulations, to be here weekly, with your work completed, questions ready to be answered, and ready to take those exams. That regular opportunity to be on campus gives us all opportunities to celebrate and validate your learning.
Again, I hope that you have a wonderful holiday season this year. See you back here beginning Tuesday, January 3. If you have any questions about the school calendar, school procedures and practices, or you need to meet with a member of the staff, please call the Summit View office at 885-5331.
Mark Clements, Principal
It is hard to believe that the next time we get together it will be 2012, but that is what it will be. I hope that you will enjoy the next few weeks during this holiday season. Summit View will be closed for the winter break beginning Monday, December 18 through Monday, January 2. We will reopen at 9:00 AM on Tuesday, January 3.
There are two reminders regarding times at Summit View. First, the morning sessions on Mondays and Tuesdays begin at 9:00 AM. Morning sessions for Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays begin at 8:30 AM. The reasons for the later starts is that the staff is working on school improvement issues, the accreditation process, problem-solving individual student issues and addressing school-wide topics. Second, in case of weather-related late starts or closures, Summit View will operate on the ‘worst case scenario’ within the district. If any portion of the Battle Ground School District is closed, Summit View will be closed. If any portion of the district has a late start, Summit View will begin at 10:30 AM. We observe this practice because students come from all parts of the county, and we want to make sure that students are safe. Please check local TV stations, media websites, and the BGSD website for late start and school closure information on inclement weather days.
As of September 1, 2011, there was a change in the Alternative Learning Experience (ALE) law and rule that Summit View operates under. The first new minimum expectations are that students have face-to-face contact with a certificated teacher each week. The second expectation is that most students (all students taking three or four classes) need to average an hour of contact time with certificated teachers per week during each month. In order to meet the second requirement students can ‘bank time’ at the beginning of the month in order to meet the one-hour per week average, but the time cannot be carried over from month to month. We are utilizing the scanners in the teachers’ offices to track that time. Not meeting either of those two criteria results in a loss of state funding for our school. That is why we are tracking time by using the scanners. I want to encourage you, regardless of the new regulations, to be here weekly, with your work completed, questions ready to be answered, and ready to take those exams. That regular opportunity to be on campus gives us all opportunities to celebrate and validate your learning.
Again, I hope that you have a wonderful holiday season this year. See you back here beginning Tuesday, January 3. If you have any questions about the school calendar, school procedures and practices, or you need to meet with a member of the staff, please call the Summit View office at 885-5331.
Mark Clements, Principal